Japanese Govt. To Return Contaminated Soil Storage Land To Owners
Land borrowed in Minamisoma for storing bags of contaminated soil is going to be “returned” to the land owners it
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Fukushima Mushrooms Still As High As 102,900 Bq/Kg
I report from late September showed that mushrooms cultivated for home consumption were still very high in cesium contamination. Mushrooms
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Fukushima Unit 3 Demolition Spread Contamination 50km, Multiple Instances
More information has come out about the contamination caused by the demolition work on unit 3. It was not the
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4 Trillion Becquerels Released Over 4 Hours From Unit 3 During Demolition
Yahoo News is reporting that over a 4 hour period of demolition work on unit 3 in August 2013, 4
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TEPCO Contaminated Nearby Town During Unit 3 Demolition
TEPCO has admitted to re-contaminating the area around Minamisoma after being confronted by the agriculture ministry. Rice in Minamisoma was
Read moreFewer Choose To Participate In Radiation Monitoring
The radiation exposure monitoring program at Minamisoma Hospital has seen numbers of participants drop substantially. The program is not part
Read moreMinamisoma, Dose Reconstruction Exercises
The recent JAMA letter discussing radiation exposure among people in the city was quickly heralded by the western media as
Read moreBlack Stuff Mystery Gets Stranger, Is Magnetic, We Look Into What It Is
The ongoing mystery of the black stuff gets another twist. Someone in Minamisoma took a sample and separated it with
Read morePolitics Prevents Children From Being Screened For Radiation Exposure
Political infighting is causing a shortage of testing equipment in Fukushima. One specific incident is Minamisoma Municipal Hospital. The hospital
Read moreMinamisoma Residents Do Their Own Radiation Testing, Establish Reconstruction Committee
Residents in Minamisoma have created their own radiation monitoring system that is considerably more accurate than the government testing. The
Read moreThe Puzzling Hot Spot Evacuations In Date And Minamisoma
The Wall Street Journal explores the strange situation of evacuation by hot spot going on in areas outside the 20km
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